Who is the author? And when was the book published?
Mahmoud Darwish, 1982
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During what war did the bombing of Hiroshima take place?
During the Lebanese Civil War and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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In today's Lebanese government what party is the one to elect the president?
The parliamentary.
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Israeli–Palestinian major nationalist movements among who?
Jews and Arabs
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Looking on the map, name what each color is representing?
Map showing power balance in Lebanon, 1983: Green – controlled by Syria, purple – controlled by Christian groups, yellow – controlled by Israel, blue – controlled by the United Nations
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Where did he go to college and how long before he left?
He attended the University of Moscow for one year before he moved to Egypt and Lebanon.
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Hiroshima was a key port for what?
shipping and an assembly area for troops.
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What happened on June 6,1982?
Israel Defense Forces(IDF) invaded southern Lebanon, after repeated attacks and counterattacks between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operating in southern Lebanon
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What was the crux of the Oslo agreement?
Israel would gradually cede control of the Palestinian territories over to the Palestinians in exchange for peace.
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Mahmoud Darwish published about how many volumes of poetry and books?
volumes of poetry = 30
books = 80
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Where in the world is the setting taking place?
Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the shelling of Beirut
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At the time of the bombing, Hiroshima was a city for...?
both industrial and military significance. A number of military units were located nearby
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Israel hoped to sign a treaty which promised what?
"forty years of peace"
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What happened in 1967?
the six day war
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What does IDF and PLO stand for?
Israel Defense Forces(IDF) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
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What is the another reflecting on through this text?
extended reflection on the invasion and its political and historical dimensions.
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TRUE or FALSE
Hiroshima was the largest city in Japan?
FALSE-it was the second largest city in Japan after Kyoto that was still undamaged by air raids
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After Israeli forces withdrew from most of Lebanon, what war broke out?
the War of the Camps broke out between Lebanese factions
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Following the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948, what did the Arab League decided to do on behalf of Palestinian Arabs?
intervene by marching their forces into former British Palestine, beginning the main phase of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
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Fill in the blank:
Today, the Parliament elects a President every___ years for a _____ term
6, single
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Darwish uses symbolism of birth, death, coffee, and doves to discuss what?
fear of existence during the Lebanese civil war and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. In addition, the poem extensively uses the same symbols to discuss Darwish's perception of the Palestinians' loss of their homeland.
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Prior to the atomic bombing, the population had steadily decreased because of?
a systematic evacuation ordered by the Japanese government
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TRUE or FALSE
Today, the President is not eligible for re-election.
TRUE
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What are the two main competitive administrations or the Palestinian government?
The Palestinian unity government and the Hamas government.
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What two places do the flags represent? (bottom of page 4)